Could NFL players hold their own in a game of Rugby?

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good

I really think cp is on to something here. Get on to the college players who dont expect to be drafted and tell then they could make millions a year by playing rugby. They are superior athletes apparently and must be able to become elite rugby players. If not that then they could become hockey players. They would all be much bigger and faster. Forget about the need to learn to skate and handle the puck.

No one is saying that about hockey players. They are legit badass athletes with insane skills. Rugby players simply aren't in the same league as top athletes in the high PAYING sports.

[Chiefs=Champions]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

No one is saying that about hockey players. They are legit badass athletes with insane skills. Rugby players simply aren't.

LMFAO. Ok dude. Ive played rugby, afl and and gridiron. Im telling you, that your shitty team you played in because yall couldnt get on the football team isnt a good gauge of rugby talent.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good

LMFAO. Ok dude. Ive played rugby, afl and and gridiron. Im telling you, that your shitty team you played in because yall couldnt get on the football team isnt a good gauge of rugby talent.

and i'm telling that most people in the world just aren't physically gifted enough to play in the NFL no matter how badly they want it

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good

LMFAO. Ok dude. Ive played rugby, afl and and gridiron. Im telling you, that your shitty team you played in because yall couldnt get on the football team isnt a good gauge of rugby talent.

I won't dispute that the U-M team was shitty (hell I was on the team for ****'s sake) but there was only the one ex-football player. The rest of the team was almost entirely made up of ex-pats who grew up playing rugby.

Rugby players are athletes, that is not a question. They just aren't even close to the level of NFL,NBA,NHL players. Asserting otherwise is simply ridiculous.

[Chiefs=Champions]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

I won't dispute that the U-M team was shitty (hell I was on the team for ****'s sake) but there was only the one ex-football player. The rest of the team was almost entirely made up of ex-pats who grew up playing rugby.

Rugby players are athletes, that is not a question. They just aren't even close to the level of NFL,NBA,NHL players. Asserting otherwise is simply ridiculous.

Judging by this post, what you consider to make one an athlete is different to myself. I cant argue with you if we aren't speaking the same language. Look dude you have no idea what real rugby is. In nsw australia there is something like 20 divisions from proffesional down. Your division would have been very close to the bottom. There is an enormous jump between the bottom and proffesional. Just as there would be 3rd division football and nfl. Ask anyone from a country whose rugby standards are internationally competitive. Ask them what they think of rugby players. Are nfl players on the reg maybe slighty more athletic? Maybe a small bit. Bit hey with the US population thats not surprising. There is a great pool to choose from compared to say an australia. Having said that anyone who thinks a nfl player walks onto a rugby field and destroys is fooling themselves. These are professional athletes selected from ultra competitive systems. They are athletic as ****.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

No one is saying that about hockey players. They are legit badass athletes with insane skills. Rugby players simply aren't in the same league as top athletes in the high PAYING sports.

I would think that Hockey players could convert to rugby at a fairly high rate.

most rugby players would fail horrible going on the ice